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STORIES SPORTS GAMES CEAEOCS JOKES VOZZLBS aizzlm I APril Fool Jokes Have Been Played for Almost $75 Years How To Put On A Play The Costumes Som of the definition will till put- I to irt pretty crary but theyYe a Jot fun AN APRIL FOOLER Celebration by Feasants in France A May Have Been Origin of Custb SYN0PSI3 Tom Reynold a Junior in hif choc I pend ail of bis spar time building model airplanes Hie alstsr Ruth is a Sophomort a brilliant ta dent and a leader in all achool actlT Ules fche understand hobby which rhe re card a with eoorn Tom uses a small back room aa a work hop whila Hath shares her bedroom with Beth her younger slater Because Ruth needs her own room to briny her friends to lira Reynold is considering making Tom give up his workshop so that Beth can more In there When Tom learns ef this ha la angry and apprehensive He reeolvea that he let Ruth and her affairs Interfere with hla airplane building NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Old Is At Putney prank on Apri following a custom 375 yean so origin is un- By A Cloetingh Director the Penn State Players Our actorsFhave been rehearsing their I parts and are now almost ready for the performance In the meantime other boys and girls have been making the scenery hd getting together the furniture and other properties that are needed There is still one other matter that needs attention and that is the costumes It is always well to have one person in charge of all the costumes of the play I certain A girl can usually do this better than a boy Some- plays will be easy to cos-Itume modern realistic plays for instance When we are producing such plays we can find the proper costumes almost anywhere If the play needs old-fashioned costumes we should be able to find thesel start of April Day in the attic Almost any mother will1 TT- (Trick 40 Years Still 'Working! i Maine Hotel By Walter When you play some Day you will be that goes back almost far in fact that its true In 1564 the tenants of brated a gala day on April triefi and 'doing foolish were happy because they important court decision owners of the' country possible that this celebration Up until that time it was France cele 1 playing things They had won an over the lane And it is very was the be glad to let us have the old clothes that have been in her attic for some i time When we are putting on realistic I plays we should be sure that the cos-j tumes fit and that they are of the right kind A poorly fitting suit may cause the audience to laugh and so ruin the It is when we are putting on colorful fairy plays or plays of history that we can have truly beautiful costumes I A play with pretty costumes is always a great joy to the audience They like to see plenty of color and long flowing robes Fairy Costumes Let us suppose we are putting on the fairy scenes from Mid- A peasant celebrhtion in France started April Day Below A hotel fit Maine has flayed the same trick for 40 years the custom for all tenants to pay a tribute of some kind to their landlords on the first day of every year But in 1563 France adopted a new calendar which started the new year on January 1 instead of on April 1 as the old calendar had done Tribute Is Refused On January 1 1564 the landlords demanded their usual tribute of grain cattle and other products The tenants refused to pay pointing out that on April 1 1563 they had paid tribute for 12 months which had not yet expired The land owners sued for the tribute but the courts decided that no tribute could be justly claimed when only nine months had elapsed since the last payment Then when April arrived the land owners demanded an increased tribute to make up for the three months lost between January 1 and April 1 Again the matter went to the court and it was decided that since April 1 was not now the beginning of a new year no tribute was due to the land owners at that date So the land owners lost both ways and it was considered a fine joke by the tenants To mark their victory the tenants held a grand celebration Foolish things of all kinds were done to mock the landlords and from that time on April 1 was the holiday Because the occasion provided so much real solid The Definitions: HORIZONTAL I When you smell this better "cheese it" Where the light often Is 9 What the chicken often gets la the neck 10 Admitted 13 A pet name 14 nickname 15 What merchant puts In the paper 16 A preposition IT Air going somewhere in a hurry 19 What the doctor gets In the end 21 With a verb this makes sentence 23 What all boys want to be 25 Near (Abbr) 26 Used to slice bologna 25 That same oil measure 20 Still 31 If half this era ry VERTICAL 1 When this is out pretty dark 2 What you do with a toothache 3 This may answer if you call the roU 4 Put with this and you'll get butter 5 To wander around aimlessly 6 Prefix meaning a has-been 7 What your cheeks do when jrou blush It ou work to keep this over your head 12 Where apples meant trouble 15 A way of saying blue 17 What the butcher makes of a cow IS A long long time 20 Eject 22 This has more stars than Broad- way 24 The kind of clothes we all like 27 A point of the compass 29 A person 1 like very much 2- Behead something flayed on April Day end get position or station Then behead something else flayed on the same day and get a large fUe of hay 3 there if keep it Tom laughed and playfully pulled hair kid but afraid that wouldn't he said was mighty nice of you to think of it all right said Beth seriously think boys should have places to work It keeps them out of That afternoon Tom hurried home from school and went to work once more on the Airking model He finished it before dinner and that evening he started to paint it The following day was Friday and it proved to be an important day for Tom for something happened which made him decide to give up building model airplanes To Be Continued Next Week wall is hung a sign reading Fool People hurry up the walk open the door of the storm porch and find themselves in a blind alley face to face with the April Fool sign Their bewilderment Is complete be- cause the real entrance cannot be seen from the walk and it -has apparently vanished Eventually however they find their way into the hotel to be greeted by the laughter of everybody in the lobby This trick was first played forty years during the winter a large storm vesti-1 ago by the owner of the hotel who was ule is placed on the front veranda I famous for his sense of humor Although fun It became popular with other i classes of society and before long it became an institution all over France From there it spread to England and then to America A Famona Trick There have been many famous April fool pranks but probably none which lasted longer than one which is still an annual event In a small town in Maine this town is a hotel patronized by traveling salesmen and businessmen the hotel has changed hands twice since then the old trick is still played every year and it seems to be just as suc- cessful as ever protecting the main entrance to the lOteL Early on the morning of April 1' this storm porch is moved to one ride so that it leads to a blank wall On the CORNER Make This Paddle and Learn Art rn rjn i I Here Arc Some Tips Of Spinning Twin Tops Together Fop Fun a For Fun at a Party INSTALLMENT II ACK In the little room that served as his workshop Tom picked up the Airking Transport model It was one of the best he bad ever made and he handled it with loving care can finish it tomorrow if I work on it tonight he thought "Then paint it right away better get It done In case the last one 1 can bund As be sat down at the work bench his thoughts were gloomy He could and would put up a fight to keep his workshop but if Ruth was determined that Beth was to have it as a bedroom then what would happen eventu ally Tom was convinced from experience that Ruth generally got what she wanted It waa perhaps aa hour later when the door of the little room opened and mother stepped in Tom looked around spoke to her and then watched her while she surveyed the workshop with an appraising eye Beth come in to say goodnight to you? she finally inquired Tom nodded his attention again riveted to his work he replied looked in but I guess I was busy and didn't pay much Mrs Reynolds sighed pay much attention to anything except these models Honestly when you get up in this room just as though you mere dead and buried Tom did not reply His mother sat down on a chair at one tide of the room was telling Dad she went on Beth really ought to have this room for a bedroom Ruth deserves a little privacy now and a place where she can bring her friends 1 Tom raised bis head and looked at his mother for a long moment he replied "I heard you I also know that Ruth's idea perfectly willing for me to give up my workshop just so she can have a place to hold her silly committee meetings' protested Mrs Reynolds "you have a bedroom of your own" retorted Tom if Beth was a younger brother instead of a younger sister I have" it seem fair to you that you should have a bedroom of you own and also use this room while your two sisters have to share one room between Mrs Reynolds demanded Tom hesitated He had never thought of it in just that way before He felt that he was being trapped pushed into a tight corner against his will did not answer does it Tom?" his mother in sisted know you are interested in I 'Rolling Is Effective Addition And I know not good for you to spend every spare minute up here It hurts your school work and you show any interest in the things that I other boys are doing I help think-1 ing that more important for Ruth to have a room of her own than for you to keep this shop' Tom carefully set down the model plane and faced his mother made up your mind to give in to Ruth and move Beth in here have he said Mrs Reynolds returned his gaze steadily sorry Tom but just about what decided you car if I havt to give up my course I cart Tom since they mean so much to you But the only way I see to solve the problem kN A trolley car on which I was riding last week there were a dozen and girls going home from school Probably they were feeling good because the work was over at any rate were in joyous mood talking loudly laughing and They were pretty noisy but lione of other passengers seemed to mind Finally however one boy palled cap down over his eyes and the other striking wildly at his friend hit the woman In the seat him At this all the boys and girl9 giggled bat the boy had struck the woman looked quite uncomfortable The continued Three or four of the children off the ear bidding their companions hilarioua farewells then one little girl still romping dashed across the street in front of the car which was starting np again If motorman had not been alert the would have been run over badly injured This incident speaks for itself A public vehicle is a bad place Such actions are annoying to others and dangerous Editor To Amateur Program By Thomas the Magician No doubt all of you have heard of the stone that gathers no Well' our trick this week is like that old only different! It is entitled Rolling Ball" Instead of a stone use a little rubber or wooden ball and the way it looks to the spectators EFFECT: A ban (of the rubber or wooden variety) about the size of a golf bad is placed on a table preferably the dining room table It remains quiet for a moment and then quite unexpectedly it rolls slowly across the table At any time while it is in motion the On April day By Katherine Ilouison By Ray Marran It is easy to spin a single top whittled from circular block of wood with a stem and a point inserted by twirling the stem between thumb and forefinger the paddle dose to the floor or table top so the points of the tops rest lightly on the surfaces Giverihe cord a quick pull Both tops will spin The paddle Is then raised allowing the tops to spin boys they the beside who got And directly the and Make 'i Angrez0 loop Nv to Did yon know that the French call April the Spanish and the Scotch and that ail play jokes on this occasion? Here are a few suggestions for your fun on April Day Get the crowd together without mentioning the date In' the dressing room have flour in the face powder box glue half the bobby pins to the glass tray and get hand rnirrors that twist the face into grotesque Shapes Downstairs glue a half-dollar to the floor where it will look as if someone had dropped it fasten a magazine as if it were slipping off the table tilt the lamp shade crooked and fasten it then watch everyone try their hand at fixing things For refreshment time use your nicest linen and dishes with candles and flowers Have a1 small squash on each plate xnd a grapefruit on the small plate beside it nothing else Ask someone to light the candies and as he strikes the match turn out the lights be a laugh when discovered the candles are wooden ones Turn the lights on and bfing in the coffee urging your guests to begin their supper It may take a little coaxing to get someone to tackle the squash Then the laugh is on the guests for been hollowed out lined with wax paper and filled with chicken salad The grapefruit too it just a shell lined and filled with toast points all good fun and the guests will enjoy it Very good wigs can be made from cotton batting summer There are those lovely fairies Titania Puck Oberon Cobweb Mustardseed and the others How shall we dress them It is very easy if we can sew The cheapest and best material to buy is cheesecloth This can be bought for just a few cents a yard Of course it will have to be dyed since we do not want all of our fairies to be dressed in white We might have one in pale blue another in pink still another in pale green and so on If we have no dye we can make some by soaking some bright-colored crepe paper in water This will make an excellent dye 1 Oberon being king of the fairies win have to have a costume that will show his kingship He might wear bright-colored silk knickerbockers a waist with lace around the cuffs and perhaps a cape trimmed with fur or lace Titania the queen should have a bright-colored dress with a long train She should also wear a cape trimmed perhaps with ermine The dress and cape can be made from cheesecloth Making Ermine Very good ermine can be made from cotton batting To make the black spots daub the batting here and there with shoe blacking And speaking of batting we can make excellent wigs from cotton batting Just form the cotton so that it looks like a wig We must not forget Puck He should be put in a dark green costume made of outing flannel with perhaps a red cap which fits tight over his ears and ties under his chin When making costumes do not overlook crepe paper Really beautiful costumes can be made from this paper If you will send to Dennison Manufacturing Company Framingham Massachusetts they will send you a booklet on making costumes from crepe paper Just as we had use imagination in making scenery and furniture so we must use imagination in making costumes Everyone likes to wear a costume in a play and the costume really does help the actor a great deal It helps him to get his character and to hold it during the play Next week: Hints on Good Acting your insomnia improving sometimes my foot goes to deep Double spinning og tops Perhaps you can find some other place spectators may pick it up and examine to work" I it to their content know no other place EXPLANATION: Under the But did you ever try to spin two of these tops at the same time Not so easyl Yetit is lots of fun when accomplished Whittle the tops from soft wood to the shape and size indicated Then whittle the paddle sketched containing two holes in which the stems the tops are Inserted Now take a piece of top cord and string it over the stems of the tops as shown Hold free one beside the other A good game can be played with these tops by trying to select the top which will spin the longer Score this game by counting 5 to the player who names the longest spinning top First attempts at spinning these double tops may be discouraging but once you get the knack of pulling the cord correctly you will be able to make both tops spin a tong time 4 The names of three kinds of fish are hidden in the sentence below Can you find them? When the boats had docked we were all but routed from our beds O'- ANSWERS TO LAST PUZZLES CroMword Puzzle Solution wire rino WITH THREAD ATTACHED under THE tablecCoth his side of the table Ibis Is done while all are examining the ball and is quite unnoticed tablecloth place a small wire ring with a thread attached to it The thread runs across the table to a confederate on the opposite ride of the performer When the ball is placed in the center of the ring beneath the cloth the confederate pulls the string very slowly and the bail will creep across the table Now when some spectator reaches for the ball to examine it the confederate pulls the thread and the ring on across and out from under the cloth on HIS ORDER Judge (rapping on desk): gentlemen order Juryman (just awakening) sandwich and a cup of I LITTLE TRIALS the difference between a hill and a know my son unless it's that a hill Is high and a pill is round is that A bill is hard to get np and a pill is hard to get HE GETS 'EM UP 4 said the native proudly pointing out a passer-by Jonathan Bell native of Squash Center and the man who has aroused more people than any other man in the mean to tell me that quiet-looking man is some great communist or radical do inquired the stranger at was the reply a retired alarm-clock These Riddles Should Help You Fool Your Friends on Thursday Next Thursday is April Day see how well you can fool your friends on the riddles which the Riddle offering you this week I What goes round the house and found the house and yet never makes a track Muriel Woryer 2 What fa the difference between a snake and a flea? Willie Brown 3 Why do boys smoke Gladys Hammett 4 When is a loaf ot bread not a loaf of bread Terrell Chase i 5 Why are blacksmiths undesirable Alice Van Goor SUBSTITUTE what is a the teacher asked said Tommy wisely a word you use when you spell the other i THE ADVENTURES OF PETER PEN By NICK NICHOLS Tom retorted havt no attic and there's no room in the cellar My bedroom is too small and never let me have this mess in there Mrs Reynolds got to her feet Tom sorry" she said IYn going to start looking for some furniture that Beth will like and expect you to have your things out of here inside of a She walked to the door and just before she closed it behind her she called Tom work too late" For several minutes Tom sat motionless staring at his work bench So he had lost the struggle And it bad been such an easy victory for Ruth! He had resolved to make a fight of it but in the face of his arguments what could be do His thoughts were bitter that night as he went to bed He lay awake for a long time trying to find a solution to the problem He thought of building a workshop in the back yard but where would he grt the money have to nuke it weatherproof and have a stove You work on tiny model planes with fingers stiff from the cold If there were only an empty garage or shed somewhere in the neighborhood perhaps be could arrange with the owner to use that But he know of any have to scout around to morrow though By the next morning both Ruth and Beth knew of their decision Tom thought he could detect a barely concealed air of triumph in Ruth's manner and it was difficult for him to control his anger But he could not help smiling at almost delirious joy at the prospect of having a room of her own with new furniture and every- thing KITE Vine kind WIND CORD ford fond fend -vend red REEL The square Is vase auto stun nd eon 4 Cutout Puzzle Solution CniLLY I it cold? Boy say it was Why it was so cold that day that the sunshine froze on the pavement and we hod daylight all that night HOLE IN ONE The Golfer: are all afraid to play me What do you think my handicap The Girl: I know It may bo your I i RIDDLE ANSWERS 1 Snow 2 The snake crawl on hts own stomach and the flea doesn't care whose he crawls on 3 They are too green to burn 4 When It la 6 1 Because they forge and steel (steal dally 0 i Send your riddles to the Riddle Man care of this newepaperl If they are good ones he will print the tp with your name The ran arrive in the Good land ot Juat Supposin' Princes lAp rushes to the bedside of her father Good King Guffaw The old King Is very III and It appears to be only a question of hours It la the dying wish that the Princess marry The message Is picked up by Old King Snarl would that I had that elixir he cries my dreams would come true I could control the destinies of the entire Land of Just Best of alt Prince Pickle could marry Princess Lip' there nothing we can do to bring hack his pleads the Princess is but one chance in a million" replies the doctor years ago a learned Professor left here for Htrato there to find an ether that would create an Elixir of Life If we could only find him that must be our own Professor Princess Lip gets things Into motion and soon an earth broadcast is In progress The Princess pleads that If the Professor Is listening to come to her aid with the Elixir of Life Little does she know the fate of the kindly Professor Buzz old King chief aviator lias been taking this all in He rushes out to his plane Yes it Is there the Elixir of Life that he brought back when he captured the Professor Then an evil thought enters the mind of Buzz Should he deliver it to King Snarl? I Uon bear (Copyright 1937 Associated Editors) 4.